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Penny Anderson on the Heron

Ecologist Penny Anderson wonders whether evolution is a work in her garden as the behaviour of the frogs in her ponds seems to be changing in response to the annual visits by the herons which enjoy a spot of fishing.

Producer: Sarah Blunt
Photograph: Ian OK.

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2 minutes

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Thu 22 Sep 2022 05:58
BBC Radio 4

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